Biographies

Mr. Ralph F. Verni is Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust. Mr. Verni was formerly the Chief Investment Officer (from 1982-1992), Chief Financial Officer (from 1988-1990) and Director (from 1982-1992) of New England Life. Mr. Verni was also the Chairperson of the New England Mutual Funds from 1982-1992; President and Chief Executive Officer of State Street Management & Research from 1992-2000; Chairperson of the State Street Research Mutual Funds from 1992-2000; Director of W.P. Carey, LLC from 1998-2004; and Director of First Pioneer Farm Credit Corp. from 2002-2006. Mr. Verni has been a Chartered Financial Analyst since 1977.

Mr. Payson F. Swaffield is President of Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust since 2011. He serves as Vice President and Chief Income Investment Officer of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 151 registered investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.

Mr. James F. Kirchner is Treasurer of Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust. He serves as Vice President of Eaton Vance and BMR. Officer of 178 registered investment companies managed by Eaton Vance or BMR.

Mr. Scott E. Eston is Independent Trustee of Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust. He currently serves on the investment and advisory board of the BAC Seed Fund, a real estate investment firm, on the board and on the investment committee of Michigan State University Foundation, and on the investment advisory committee of Michigan State University. From 1997 through 2009, Mr. Eston served in several capacities at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo and Co. (“GMO”), including as Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Operating and Chief Financial Officer, and also as the President and Principal Executive officer of GMO Trust, an affiliated open-end registered investment company. From 1978 through 1997, Mr. Eston was employed at Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) (since 1987 as a Partner).

Mr. Thomas E. Faust, Jr., is serve as a member of the Eaton Vance Fund Boards since 2007. He is currently Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of EVC, Director and President of EV, Chief Executive Officer and President of Eaton Vance and BMR, and Director of EVD. Mr. Faust has served as a Director of Hexavest Inc. since 2012. Mr. Faust previously served as an equity analyst, portfolio manager, Director of Equity Research and Management and Chief Investment Officer of Eaton Vance (1985-2007). He holds B.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Faust has been a Chartered Financial Analyst since 1988.

Ms. Cynthia E. Frost serve as a member of the Eaton Vance Fund Boards since May 29, 2014. From 2000 through 2012, Ms. Frost was the Chief Investment Officer of Brown University, where she oversaw the evaluation, selection and monitoring of the third party investment managers who managed the university’s endowment. From 1995-2000 Ms. Frost was a Portfolio Strategist for Duke Management Company, which oversaw Duke University’s endowment. Ms. Frost also served in various investment and consulting roles at Cambridge Associates (from 1989-1995), Bain and Company (1987-1989) and BA Investment Management Company (1983-1985), and has additional experience as a member of the investment committee of several non-profit organizations.

Mr. George J. Gorman serve as a member of the Eaton Vance Fund Boards since May 29, 2014. From 1974 through 2009, Mr. Gorman served in various capacities at Ernst & Young LLP, including as a Senior Partner in the Asset Management Group (from 1988) specializing in managing engagement teams responsible for auditing mutual funds registered with the SEC, hedge funds and private equity funds. Mr. Gorman also has experience serving as an independent trustee of other mutual fund complexes, including the Bank of America Money Market Funds Series Trust (from 2011-2014), and the Ashmore Funds (from 2010-2014).

Ms. Valerie A. Mosley serve as a member of the Eaton Vance Fund Boards since January 1, 2014. She currently owns and manages a consulting and investment firm, Valmo Ventures and is a Director of Progress Investment Management Company, a manager of emerging managers with a focus on women- and minority-owned investment advisors. From 1992 through 2012, Ms. Mosley served in several capacities at Wellington Management Company, LLP, an investment management firm, including as a Partner, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Investment Strategist. Ms. Mosley also served as Chief Investment Officer at PG Corbin Asset Management from 1990-1992 and worked in institutional corporate bond sales at Kidder Peabody from 1986-1990. Ms. Mosley is a Director of Dynex Capital, Inc., a mortgage REIT, and also serves as a trustee or board member of several major non-profit organizations and endowments, including Wheelock College’s endowment, Mass Ventures, a quasi-public early-stage investment corporation active in Massachusetts, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Advisory Board for Diversity.

Mr. William H. Park is Independent Trustee of Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust. Mr. Park was formerly the Chief Financial Officer of Aveon Group, L.P. from 2010-2011. Mr. Park also served as Vice Chairman of Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. from 2006-2010, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prizm Capital Management, LLC from 2002-2005, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Asset Management Corporation from 1982-2001 and as Senior Manager of Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) from 1972-1981.

Mr. Ronald A. Pearlman is Independent Trustee of Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust. Mr. Pearlman was formerly a Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center from 1999-2014. Mr. Pearlman also served as Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy) and Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), U.S. Department of the Treasury from 1983-1985 and served as Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress from 1988-1990. Mr. Pearlman was engaged in the private practice of law from 1969-2000, with the exception of the periods of government service. He represented large domestic and multinational businesses in connection with the tax aspects of complex transactions and high net worth individuals in connection with tax and business planning.

Dr. Helen Frame Peters, Ph.D., is Independent Trustee of Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust. Ms. Peters is currently a Professor of Finance at Carroll School of Management, Boston College and was formerly Dean of Carroll School of Management from 2000-2002. Ms. Peters was previously a Director of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. from 2004-2011. In addition, Ms. Peters was the Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income at Scudder Kemper Investments from 1998-1999 and Chief Investment Officer, Equity and Fixed Income at Colonial Management Associates from 1991-1998. Ms. Peters also served as a Trustee of SPDR Index Shares Funds and SPDR Series Trust from 2000-2009 and as a Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston from 2007-2009.

Dr. Harriett Tee Taggart, Ph.D., is Independent Trustee of Eaton Vance Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust. Ms. Taggart currently manages a professional practice, Taggart Associates. Since 2007, Ms. Taggart has been a Director of Albermarle Corporation, a specialty chemical company where she serves as a member of the Nomination and Governance Committee and the Health, Safety, and Environmental Committee. Since 2009 she has served as a Director of the Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. where she serves as member of the Nomination and Governance Committee. Ms. Taggart is also a trustee or member of several major non-profit boards, advisory committees and endowment investment companies. From 1983 through 2006, Ms. Taggart served in several capacities at Wellington Management Company, LLP, an investment management firm, including as a Partner, Senior Vice President and chemical industry sector portfolio manager. Ms. Taggart also served as a Director of the Lubrizol Corporation, a specialty chemicals manufacturer from 2007-2011.

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